The Shakespeare on the Sound production of Othello, starring Victor Williams and Jesse Perez, and featuring a score by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, begins performances June 15 in Greenwich, CT.

Heidi Rodewald and Stew
Photo by Aubrey Reuben

Shakespeare on the Sound artistic director Joanna Settle directs the production that plays Pinkney Park in Rowayton, CT, through June 26; and Baldwin Park in Greenwich, CT, July 2-11. In 2009 Shakespeare on the Sound commissioned Tony Award-winning Passing Strange creator and star Stew to pen an original score for Midsummer Night's Dream. In 2010 Stew and his frequent collaborator Heidi Rodewald have been invited to write the score for Othello.

Williams ("King of Queens," "ER") stars in the title role, with Perez (Recent Tragic Events, Barrio Girl) as Iago. The cast also features Stephanie Fieger as Desdemona, Brian Tyree Henry (Brother/Sister Plays) as Cassio and Triney Sandoval (Frost/Nixon, A Man for All Seasons) as Brabantio/Ludivico.